Lawson Tower - Scituate Center MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 12.040 W 070° 45.309
19T E 355097 N 4673546
Built by Thomas W. Lawson to hide the 276,000 gallon water tank across from his "Dreamworld" estate.
Waymark Code: WMPE88
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2015
Views: 2
Built in 1902 by multimillionaire Thomas W. Lawson to cloak the water tower to his estate. It is 153 feet tall and held 276,000 gallons of water. In addition to being a water tower, Thomas had ten bells installed at the top of the tower ranging in size of 300 pounds to 3,000. The Scituate Water Company stopped using the tower in 1988.
Lawson was a controversial stockbroker amassing his fortune in stock manipulation. He also wrote various books and ironically promoted reforms in the stock markets.
Street address:
Off First Parish Rd
Scituate Center , MA
County / Borough / Parish: Plymouth
Year listed: 1976
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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